Blackfeet Agency, DCI 054, Year 1917, File 12369

Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DCHi
Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
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INDIAN OFFICE.
/ '/
FILES.
CAUTION!
Positively no papers to be added to or taken from this file, except by an employee of the Mails and Files Division. By order of
E. B. MERITT,
9—43*4 Asst, Commissioner•
(6
■Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
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Mr. Charles L. Ellis,
Sapt., Blackfeet School My dear Mr. Ellis:
MAR 24 1917
This will refer to the reso
on of the business
council of your Indians, held at the agency on January 2, 1917, as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Indian Office be re­quested to repay, out of Tribal Funds, about forty-five dollars (f45) paid by Chas. 4. Bird for funeral expenses of Annie (Beetle) Curley Bear, who died on May 3,
1916, aged thirteen years, the father, Curley Bear being unable to pay them.
In this connection you are advised th*>t the
Office can not see its way clear to authorise this ex­penditure from tribal funds, as It is not in accord with the present policy of the Service to reimburse a well-to- ^-ftdian -or expenses of this nature voluntarily incur­red without promise of reimbursement, i
Very truly yours
3-SJC-20
Assistant CommissionerCentralI Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
Luni-Oont, 12369-1?
G ri I
FEB 16 is*
C. L. jSllie, dupt. Blaokfeet School, dear Mr. Blli*;
Receipt is acknowledged of your l.tt.r or 27, 1917, lt.ii.iui,, mlnut„
of * moot In® or th. bu.ln... oouncll 0, th.
Blackr.et trlb. or „.id BUcifeet
4*«noy, Browning, Lont.no, on January a, l9i7,
in ro.pon.. to to. or to. coun.il r.r
tnforatatlon r.gardln* th. o.oo„t paid by th.
North.rn ».U~, Ooopoap for lt. right or w.y th. lilaoiraet 0..-trot lo„, you .« ^T1„a ^ ^ or to. orrto. th.t ln ^ ^ ^
•0.181.00 w.r. .......0 wln.t tB, 8t_ pjMl_
non. ana Manitoba c„Wj ^
0*”P*W, '“»« •' ana .tattoo ground.
»r railroad purpo... gr.nt.d ln acc.rd.no. .up ta„
pr.»ui.». .r th. aot or a.y i, lseB „s su, _ ^ ^
an or piling l.g. .„a r.n„,d tl„ ^ ^ o
th. dlaorr.., a...rT.tl.„ during 0o„.lru0tl0n ofCentral Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
Of it* line thereover, and that the company tendered exchange in that amount, which was duly accepted by tue Department and returned to tbia Office. This money was placed upon the books of the Office as follows:
Credited to the Blackfeet Indians by Treasury warrant No. 10, dated August <&, 1893, under the title * Indian loners Proceeds of Labor** . . . . §b,5£
Credited to said Indians by Treasury warrant No. 27, dated May 13, 1802. under the title "Indian Moneys,
Proceeds of Labor" . 2 fi2
This money was included in the amount (§67,000) which was expended in July, 1908, in purchasing cow* and calves for the Indian* of tho Blackfeet Henervation.
The other matter* referred to in the minute* of the oouncil will be given further consideration.
* 2.639.78
§8,181.90
Very truly youra,
2-14-APS
Assistant Commissioner,Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
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5575-17
12369-17
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Mr, Malcolm Clark, BrownIns, Montana
FEB 16 1917
,ASS>4<
My friend:
Referring to your letter of January 7, 1917, asking for certain information about the right of the Great Northern Hallway Company to operate a line of railroad acres* the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana, there is enclosed herewith a carbon copy of letter this day address­ed to the Superintendent of the Blackfeet Indian School, which it is believed will give you the de­sired data.
Vhe Office has no available copies of the act of May 1, l0H8, for distribution.
Your friend,
2-14-AFS Inclosure 212
Assistant Commissioner,Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE
Blackfeet Agency,
Browning, Montana, Jan. 27, 1917.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D. C. ,
rS C. P'
Sir: v\V^
Transmitted herewith are the minutes of a meeting of the Business Council of the Blackfeet Tribe held at the Agency on January 2, 1917.
Respectfully
■§uper int endent.
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MIHDTiSS OF a iU 2TIMG 0? THB BUSIHiSGS OOUKCIL OP THi BLACKFiiET TRIBE OP ILiDISiJS Hied Et the Blackfeet Agency, Browning, Montana, on January 2, 1917.
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, «*B 5 - f917 Present:----- X
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Hobt. J. Hamilton, Jas. Grant, Tom Xiyo, Big Spring, Curley Bear, R. J. Croff, Chas. Simon, Sampson Bird, Rich­ard Grant, Big Wolf Medicine, Owl Child and Eides-at-the- door.
This meeting was held for the purpose of considering
the cancelation of leases granted on which payments had not been made.
The case of James A. Perrine, to whom a lease was grant- ed on December 11, 1915, and who had failed to execute and pay rental on the same, was considered.
Mr. Perrine agreed to execute a lease for one year on the area set a&ide for him at the meeting of the Council on December 11, 1915, said area comprising approximately 13,000 acres of tribal lands and 1,200 acres of allotment selections. This proposition was to cover the current year beginning May 1, 1916 and ending April 30, 1917, at which time he stated his intention was to execute theCentral Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
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lease granted him on October 30, 1916.
He then asked the purpose of the grazing tax and for what it was used.
Mr. Perris, Superintendent of Livestock, then stated conditions which existed up to the last eighteen months and before leasing was begun, stating that formerly the grass on thousands of acres was unused and how, under the leasing system, the tribe ’.vould use what they needed of the same and the balance would be sold to white men in the form of leases.
The matter of the exemption allowed Indian lessees under authority of the Office (see Office letter of July 14, 1916, JSdilnd. 39229-16, 71. D. w.) was then brought up. Several of the Indian lessees took exception to the prevailing custom of allowing lessees 2,200 acres exempt­ion, less the acreage of their allotment selections and those of their wives and minor children. Mr. Perris stated that this was based on figures showing that, there being somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 heads of fam­ilies on the reservation, the share of each family, fig­uring both tribal and allotted land, was approximately 2,200 acres. Considerable discussion followed, the lessees
claiming that they should be allowed an exemption of 2 200 acres exclusive of their-------------------------------------------------------’_Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
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allotment selections. They were told to put their side of the case in writing and the matter would be taken up with the Indian Office.
Mr. Perrine then stated that the Great Northern Railway Company had for years used a right of way across the reservat­ion without ever having paid for the same or paid rental for it. He believed the company should be required to either
purchase a right of way or pay rental for the use of the same. The Council then voted to incorporate in the minutes of V the meeting, a request to the Indian Office for information
\ \ V
‘Sjp as to what the company had paid for the above right of way, its title to the same or, if renting, the rate of rental per annum and amounts paid. Also information as to why School X District No. 9 (Browning) with 182 Indian pupils enrolled can­not derive benefit from School taxes collected from the Great Northern Railway Company. It was stated that over f>10,000 | of such taxes were collected within the reservation most of which was diverted to schools outside the reservation, and that District No. 9 got nothing from the company. The as­sessment was said to be 10 mills.
The Council desired a statement from the Office regard­ing the matter.
The matter of Mr. Perrine*s leases was again brought up
and he agreed to pay rental for the lease granted him on Dec-Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
ember 11, 1915, for one year beginning May 1, 1916, at which time he was ready to execute a lease for the larger tract
granted him on October 30, 1916, lease for the latter to be for five years beginning May 1, 1917. The Council accept­ed this proposition giving Mr. Perrine one week in which to make payment in full on his leasebeginning May 1, 1916, and a payment of $600 on the one beginning May 1, 1917, a total of approximately $1,600.
Chas. A. Bird, who was delinquent on a lease granted him (lease Ho. 18) to become effective May 1, 1916, was then called on to give his reasons for not making payment of rent­al on the same. He stated that for various reasons he had not had the number of cattle the past season which he had ex­pected to have and therefore could not use the lease. He asxed that the date of the same be changed to May 1, 1917 which was granted by the Council with the understanding that he make payment of the first semi-annual payment at once as an evidence of good faith.
C. W. Buck and Pearl W. Hagerty were then granted small additions to their former leases, same to run for four years from May 1, 1917.
The following resolution was then passed by the Coun- cil^____—
RSSOlViiD, that the Indian Office be requested to repay, out of Tribal Funds, about Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) paid By Chas.Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
^------5-
A. Bird for funeral expenses of Annie (Cecile) Curley Bear, who died on May 3, 1916, aged thirteeh years, the father,
Curley Bear being unable to pay them. ______^
Robert J. Hamilton^wtft£ then designated by the council to investigate the controversy of George Henkel and George Pais­ley and that of J. J. Galbraith and D. H. Swingley over lease applications mentioned in the minutes of the meeting of Dec­ember 14, 1916.
The meeting then adjourned.
t,-, the following members of the Business Council of the
Blackfeet Tribe of Indians designated by the said Council on 0ctober_30, 1916, to attest all acts of the said Council here­by certify that the foregoing is a true and correct transcript in substance, of the minutes of the meeting held on January ^ -L y i 7 •
Witnessef:
t ^ ij d / 111 / ?,
Interpreter.
AtM/f ...
At t est:
SuperintendentCentral Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington DC
Browning, Mont'
van.
Hon* - a c r a t a r y o f tha I n t e r i o r ,
Washington, B.C.
Aisar oia«a
f
V h n .L oi C J C ,
G- ?•*
f
* ^ ^ .<
I r a a j a c t f u l l y raq u ast your o f f i c e to f u r n i s h na w ith
4 And i t s s t a n d i n g ^ a p a rtm en t.! p r o v i s i o n s unde • ^ 5
which th a a r a a t B o rth a m ay p»» procured i t s r l ^ o f - ^ and / /
through the present p a r t o f the ^
i should a l s o d e s i r e t o k n o w w h e t h e r i s
d e l i q u a n t in any money c o n s i d e r a t i o n p rovided in th e agreamant, i f
such p r o v i s i o n i s made.
This in fo r m a tio n w i l l be g r e a t l y a p p r e c ia te d not o n ly b y ^ ts a
B l a c k f e e t -n d ia n , but by a number o f o t h e r B l a c k f e e t who have r e ­q
u e ste d me to p rocu re t h i s d a ta .
»ary r e s p e c t f u l l y
y V »; it t j fsr r*J
J A N '
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Central Classified Files, 1907-1939

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Folder 13

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Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DCHi
Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
5—349 e
INDIAN OFFICE.
/ '/
FILES.
CAUTION!
Positively no papers to be added to or taken from this file, except by an employee of the Mails and Files Division. By order of
E. B. MERITT,
9—43*4 Asst, Commissioner•
(6
■Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
2
Ed-Ind
12369-17
T B B
Mr. Charles L. Ellis,
Sapt., Blackfeet School My dear Mr. Ellis:
MAR 24 1917
This will refer to the reso
on of the business
council of your Indians, held at the agency on January 2, 1917, as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Indian Office be re­quested to repay, out of Tribal Funds, about forty-five dollars (f45) paid by Chas. 4. Bird for funeral expenses of Annie (Beetle) Curley Bear, who died on May 3,
1916, aged thirteen years, the father, Curley Bear being unable to pay them.
In this connection you are advised th*>t the
Office can not see its way clear to authorise this ex­penditure from tribal funds, as It is not in accord with the present policy of the Service to reimburse a well-to- ^-ftdian -or expenses of this nature voluntarily incur­red without promise of reimbursement, i
Very truly yours
3-SJC-20
Assistant CommissionerCentralI Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
Luni-Oont, 12369-1?
G ri I
FEB 16 is*
C. L. jSllie, dupt. Blaokfeet School, dear Mr. Blli*;
Receipt is acknowledged of your l.tt.r or 27, 1917, lt.ii.iui,, mlnut„
of * moot In® or th. bu.ln... oouncll 0, th.
Blackr.et trlb. or „.id BUcifeet
4*«noy, Browning, Lont.no, on January a, l9i7,
in ro.pon.. to to. or to. coun.il r.r
tnforatatlon r.gardln* th. o.oo„t paid by th.
North.rn ».U~, Ooopoap for lt. right or w.y th. lilaoiraet 0..-trot lo„, you .« ^T1„a ^ ^ or to. orrto. th.t ln ^ ^ ^
•0.181.00 w.r. .......0 wln.t tB, 8t_ pjMl_
non. ana Manitoba c„Wj ^
0*”P*W, '“»« •' ana .tattoo ground.
»r railroad purpo... gr.nt.d ln acc.rd.no. .up ta„
pr.»ui.». .r th. aot or a.y i, lseB „s su, _ ^ ^
an or piling l.g. .„a r.n„,d tl„ ^ ^ o
th. dlaorr.., a...rT.tl.„ during 0o„.lru0tl0n ofCentral Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
Of it* line thereover, and that the company tendered exchange in that amount, which was duly accepted by tue Department and returned to tbia Office. This money was placed upon the books of the Office as follows:
Credited to the Blackfeet Indians by Treasury warrant No. 10, dated August 4<
My friend:
Referring to your letter of January 7, 1917, asking for certain information about the right of the Great Northern Hallway Company to operate a line of railroad acres* the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana, there is enclosed herewith a carbon copy of letter this day address­ed to the Superintendent of the Blackfeet Indian School, which it is believed will give you the de­sired data.
Vhe Office has no available copies of the act of May 1, l0H8, for distribution.
Your friend,
2-14-AFS Inclosure 212
Assistant Commissioner,Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
CT. *
5-1142
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE
Blackfeet Agency,
Browning, Montana, Jan. 27, 1917.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D. C. ,
rS C. P'
Sir: v\V^
Transmitted herewith are the minutes of a meeting of the Business Council of the Blackfeet Tribe held at the Agency on January 2, 1917.
Respectfully
■§uper int endent.
t
/ J. -
a •—-f- i / / i J * s
a- —
e-O.Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
i't'
MIHDTiSS OF a iU 2TIMG 0? THB BUSIHiSGS OOUKCIL OP THi BLACKFiiET TRIBE OP ILiDISiJS Hied Et the Blackfeet Agency, Browning, Montana, on January 2, 1917.
\
0 PBniijrVEXj '%
, «*B 5 - f917 Present:----- X
1 23b3
Hobt. J. Hamilton, Jas. Grant, Tom Xiyo, Big Spring, Curley Bear, R. J. Croff, Chas. Simon, Sampson Bird, Rich­ard Grant, Big Wolf Medicine, Owl Child and Eides-at-the- door.
This meeting was held for the purpose of considering
the cancelation of leases granted on which payments had not been made.
The case of James A. Perrine, to whom a lease was grant- ed on December 11, 1915, and who had failed to execute and pay rental on the same, was considered.
Mr. Perrine agreed to execute a lease for one year on the area set a&ide for him at the meeting of the Council on December 11, 1915, said area comprising approximately 13,000 acres of tribal lands and 1,200 acres of allotment selections. This proposition was to cover the current year beginning May 1, 1916 and ending April 30, 1917, at which time he stated his intention was to execute theCentral Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
■ V P
-2-
lease granted him on October 30, 1916.
He then asked the purpose of the grazing tax and for what it was used.
Mr. Perris, Superintendent of Livestock, then stated conditions which existed up to the last eighteen months and before leasing was begun, stating that formerly the grass on thousands of acres was unused and how, under the leasing system, the tribe ’.vould use what they needed of the same and the balance would be sold to white men in the form of leases.
The matter of the exemption allowed Indian lessees under authority of the Office (see Office letter of July 14, 1916, JSdilnd. 39229-16, 71. D. w.) was then brought up. Several of the Indian lessees took exception to the prevailing custom of allowing lessees 2,200 acres exempt­ion, less the acreage of their allotment selections and those of their wives and minor children. Mr. Perris stated that this was based on figures showing that, there being somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 heads of fam­ilies on the reservation, the share of each family, fig­uring both tribal and allotted land, was approximately 2,200 acres. Considerable discussion followed, the lessees
claiming that they should be allowed an exemption of 2 200 acres exclusive of their-------------------------------------------------------’_Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
A
-3-
allotment selections. They were told to put their side of the case in writing and the matter would be taken up with the Indian Office.
Mr. Perrine then stated that the Great Northern Railway Company had for years used a right of way across the reservat­ion without ever having paid for the same or paid rental for it. He believed the company should be required to either
purchase a right of way or pay rental for the use of the same. The Council then voted to incorporate in the minutes of V the meeting, a request to the Indian Office for information
\ \ V
‘Sjp as to what the company had paid for the above right of way, its title to the same or, if renting, the rate of rental per annum and amounts paid. Also information as to why School X District No. 9 (Browning) with 182 Indian pupils enrolled can­not derive benefit from School taxes collected from the Great Northern Railway Company. It was stated that over f>10,000 | of such taxes were collected within the reservation most of which was diverted to schools outside the reservation, and that District No. 9 got nothing from the company. The as­sessment was said to be 10 mills.
The Council desired a statement from the Office regard­ing the matter.
The matter of Mr. Perrine*s leases was again brought up
and he agreed to pay rental for the lease granted him on Dec-Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
ember 11, 1915, for one year beginning May 1, 1916, at which time he was ready to execute a lease for the larger tract
granted him on October 30, 1916, lease for the latter to be for five years beginning May 1, 1917. The Council accept­ed this proposition giving Mr. Perrine one week in which to make payment in full on his leasebeginning May 1, 1916, and a payment of $600 on the one beginning May 1, 1917, a total of approximately $1,600.
Chas. A. Bird, who was delinquent on a lease granted him (lease Ho. 18) to become effective May 1, 1916, was then called on to give his reasons for not making payment of rent­al on the same. He stated that for various reasons he had not had the number of cattle the past season which he had ex­pected to have and therefore could not use the lease. He asxed that the date of the same be changed to May 1, 1917 which was granted by the Council with the understanding that he make payment of the first semi-annual payment at once as an evidence of good faith.
C. W. Buck and Pearl W. Hagerty were then granted small additions to their former leases, same to run for four years from May 1, 1917.
The following resolution was then passed by the Coun- cil^____—
RSSOlViiD, that the Indian Office be requested to repay, out of Tribal Funds, about Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) paid By Chas.Central Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
^------5-
A. Bird for funeral expenses of Annie (Cecile) Curley Bear, who died on May 3, 1916, aged thirteeh years, the father,
Curley Bear being unable to pay them. ______^
Robert J. Hamilton^wtft£ then designated by the council to investigate the controversy of George Henkel and George Pais­ley and that of J. J. Galbraith and D. H. Swingley over lease applications mentioned in the minutes of the meeting of Dec­ember 14, 1916.
The meeting then adjourned.
t,-, the following members of the Business Council of the
Blackfeet Tribe of Indians designated by the said Council on 0ctober_30, 1916, to attest all acts of the said Council here­by certify that the foregoing is a true and correct transcript in substance, of the minutes of the meeting held on January ^ -L y i 7 •
Witnessef:
t ^ ij d / 111 / ?,
Interpreter.
AtM/f ...
At t est:
SuperintendentCentral Classified Files 1907-1939 Blackfeet Agency 054
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington DC
Browning, Mont'
van.
Hon* - a c r a t a r y o f tha I n t e r i o r ,
Washington, B.C.
Aisar oia«a
f
V h n .L oi C J C ,
G- ?•*
f
* ^ ^ .<
I r a a j a c t f u l l y raq u ast your o f f i c e to f u r n i s h na w ith
4 And i t s s t a n d i n g ^ a p a rtm en t.! p r o v i s i o n s unde • ^ 5
which th a a r a a t B o rth a m ay p»» procured i t s r l ^ o f - ^ and / /
through the present p a r t o f the ^
i should a l s o d e s i r e t o k n o w w h e t h e r i s
d e l i q u a n t in any money c o n s i d e r a t i o n p rovided in th e agreamant, i f
such p r o v i s i o n i s made.
This in fo r m a tio n w i l l be g r e a t l y a p p r e c ia te d not o n ly b y ^ ts a
B l a c k f e e t -n d ia n , but by a number o f o t h e r B l a c k f e e t who have r e ­q
u e ste d me to p rocu re t h i s d a ta .
»ary r e s p e c t f u l l y
y V »; it t j fsr r*J
J A N '
UUivU)iU'*H